The couple then stuffed her body into a suitcase and dumped it in a taxi.

'Disturbed the public'

Schaefer wept in court as judges recounted harrowing details of the case.

"The defendant’s actions disturbed the public and can be considered sadistic," said Judge Made Suweda as he sentenced Schaefer.

Schaefer escaped a death sentence, the maximum term for premeditated murder in Indonesia.

Prosecutors had recommended a 15-year jail term for the girlfriend, but Mr Suweda said judges decided to give her a lighter sentence as she needed to care for her baby daughter, who was born last month.